The internet is saturated with advice around maintaining good posture (guilty!), but it’s not as if you’ll be dragged off to “bad posture” prison so what’s the big deal? Your muscles start to tighten up, weaken, or become inhibited to establish your new “norm,” but these norms aren’t ideal for everyday living.

You can do the most amazing warm-up, flexibility, and mobility routines, but you still spend a ton more time not doing those things, which could literally be a pain in the neck. Whether you’re sitting, standing, or lying on your side, Adam Bornstein of Born Fitness shares some tips to quickly right your posture.

By now, everyone knows that sitting all day is damaging your body, so it’s important to move around and stay active. But how you sit between those breaks is just as important. Physiotherapist Joanne Gough has a quick video outlining the ideal sitting posture and how to set up your workspace accordingly.

Sitting in front of a screen all day can wreak havoc on the spine. Our posture changes, and that can cause some serious long-term damage. Dr. Eric Goodman, creator of the Foundation Training program, offers these three no-equipment exercises to help.

Back and neck pain are all too common for those of us who slouch over our keyboards all day and crane our necks while staring at our phones. It’s not back-breaking labor to sit at a computer, but it can sure feel like it. So how can we improve our posture and avoid aches and pains?

Three minutes and three simple exercises are all it takes to improve your posture, and this video shows you all of them. Considering how many of us sit in front of screens or at keyboards all day, just a quick time out for a few stretches can do a world of good. All you need to do them is a wall.

Posture is more than just how you look—it affects your brain. Too many of us suffer from posture problems, so here’s a guide that helps you identify what kind of problem you have, and what you can do about it.

We’ve already gone over the downsides of what constantly looking down at your phone does to your poor neck (hint: it’s not pretty). But rather than telling you to stop using your phone, here is a neck-friendly way to hold your phone for texting and checking how many likes you got on Instagram.

Proper posture is critical for preventing pain and looking and feeling healthy. Find your body’s imbalances and work to improve them with four simple moves you can do every morning or before you exercise.

Texting too often can take a toll on your body. While it might seem like it’s not a big deal, the physical posture you take on when you’re staring at a tiny device in your hands can have serious negative health effects. This graphic shows what can happen.

OS X: Odds are you could probably improve your posture a bit while you work, and Nekoze is a fun little app that will help you do it. Nekoze takes the form of a cat that keeps an eye on your posture while you sit at your desk. If you slouch too much, the cat will flash a warning on screen, telling you to sit up…

A researcher who studied the posture of people who experience virtually no back pain offers us a few exercises to get that pain-free life ourselves. One involves a simple breathing exercise, another asks us to clench our butts.

Posture can affect a lot of things, including our confidence and how other people feel about us. Teach yourself good posture by practicing these exercises from the Army Field Manual. Good posture is a habit that pays off over time.

Waking up with a crick in your neck is one of the worst ways to start your day. Turing your head hurts anywhere you look and the worst is that you have no idea why. Here's what causes it and what you can do to help yourself avoid it in the future.